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Tuesday, April 8, 2008

Back in the clay groove

It was very nice to get back in the studio and get things going. The weather for the open house was very English--drizzling rain and a bit on the cold side. Suited me fine, having been in Florida where the temperature was in the high seventies and humidity setting in for a 9 month stay. I met some lively new folks, which is always nice! Thanks for coming out.I have been working on finishing gallery orders and then still have some individual commissions to complete for May.Got a lovely new book by Emmanuel Cooper, "Ten Thousand Years of Ceramics" or "Ten Thousand Years of Pottery"--can't remember exact title. Anyhoo, it contains all the cultural pots I am interested in: Persian, Micene, South American, Chinese, Korean, Japanese, etc. I had a hard time choosing, as I had a book gift card from my birthday back in January. I must have spent about 3 hours online trying to decide! But it was worth the wait. Check it out if you get a chance.

About Me

I touched clay and it was like coming home. Not to say it was easy or without challenges. It just "felt right". I started making pots around 1995 and selling my work in 1997. I like making functional work that folks will use and enjoy. There is a lot of carving and texture that goes into the work and since I have a background in painting and drawing, a lot of use of color and line to decorate the pieces.
I'm amazed when looking at historical pottery what has been done and thought of in the past. We think we created abstract ideas and images in the twentieth century, but a 10,000 year old pot proves us very wrong. I love the surprise of this medium.

Studio Hours and classes

Studio and gallery hours are 1:00 to 5:00pm during the week and by appointment on the weekend. Often you will see the lights on and the Open sign at later times, so feel free to stop in if I'm there then.
If you are making a special trip to Gastonia during regular hours, call to make sure I'll be there when you want to come. Since I do everything from making glazes to mailing packages, I sometimes have to leave the studio to handle the gallery errands.